3 Oct
2009
3 Oct
'09
11:20 a.m.
On 3 Oct 2009 at 19:39, Nico de Jong wrote:
Just the principle of writing a tape through the
floppy interface,
disgusts me. Formatting a tape takes a very long time; ISTR about an
hour. Must have been invented by the devil.
I suppose where we diverge is on the long-term stability of QIC.
I've seen my share of very old QIC (>20 years) and can't say that I'd
put it as high as you do. 1/2" tape is okay, as long as it isn't one
of those awful brands that shed like crazy.
Aside from 1/2" tape, the oldest reliable storage medium I have is 8"
floppy--and various paper products.
Wasn't floppy tape invented by Cipher? The 525 is about the oldest
floppy tape drive that I know of (still have one sealed in its
original packaging).
So Cipher = Devil? :)
--Chuck